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"Commander Neyo (CC-8826) and CT-3423, accompanying Allie on speeder bike reconnaissance, received Order 66 and fired on the Jedi with the cannons of the BARC speeder operated by the 91st. Several blasts hit the rear of Allie's Aratech 74-Z speeder bike, igniting its reactor and sending it into a fatal crash."

8826 was enrolled in ARC trooperAlpha-17's experimental clone trooper commandertraining program on Kamino, designed to give the Republic a new elite fighting force to combat the Separatist Droid Army. In this training camp, 8826 and the other clone commandercadets began to develop their own personalities, encouraged by Alpha's unorthodox training methods, which allowed for more free thought and expression. CC-8826 himself took the nickname "Neyo" and became one of the coldest, most morbid members of his class. Neyo eventually graduated among the first hundred alumni of Alpha's program,[1] being given the rank of clone marshal commander and command over the GAR's 91st Reconnaissance Corps. Neyo also maintained a close relationship with his fellow clone commander, the equally laconic CC-1138—nicknamed "Bacara"—who worked with Neyo to develop and test tactics in utilizing the Republic's newly-invented BARC speeders on the battlefield.[4]

In 19 BBY,[13] Neyo and the 91st were assigned to Senior Jedi GeneralOppo Rancisis's command for the battle over the Separatist-controlled planet Saleucami during the Outer Rim Sieges. Throughout the five-month-long operation, Neyo worked alongside fellow clone commanders Faie and CC-5052, leading the Republic's forces[1] in destroying the Confederacy's NiktoMorgukaiwarrior cloning facilities on Saleucami.[13] After the defeat of the Separatists, Neyo and his reconnaissance units remained on-world while the majority of the Republic's forces departed the planet. Neyo and his men were placed under the leadership of Jedi GeneralStass Allie and were tasked with patrolling for any remaining Separatist resistance or Morgukai warriors.[1]

A clone bred for nothing beyond fighting and dying for the Republic, CC-8826 was not initially given a chance to develop his own feelings and beliefs.[6] However, in Alpha-17's unconventional clone commander training program, he was provided with the opportunity to form his own personality,[1] taking the nickname "Neyo" and forming an attachment with his clone commander colleague Bacara.[4] In the program, Neyo became one of the coldest and most unfeeling clones in his training class, adopting a laconic, almost morbid personality.[1] He became an iconic member of the 91st Reconnaissance Corps, making a considerable reputation for himself.[15] He was a loyal clone trooper, and when Chancellor Palpatine declared Order 66, he adhered to his master's wishes, killing General Stass Allie without a second's hesitation. He was skilled in driving the Republic's BARC speeders,[3] and worked with his friend Commander Bacara to develop revolutionary techniques in utilizing the BARC speeder in combat.[4] Neyo stood at a height of 1.83 meters,[1] and had blackhair, brown eyes and tan skin.[2]

Neyo wore a style of Phase II clone trooper armor[3] similar to that which was used by the deadly clone assassins of the GAR,[16] and wore a command sash on his armor that was designated to ARCs. The armor had four symbols which labeled him a member of the 91st Reconnaissance Corps. The first of these symbols was on his helmet, while the second was located on his chestplate. The third and fourth symbols were located on the armor covering his right bicep and right thigh, respectively.[17]

The digital model used in Revenge of the Sith for Commander Neyo was originally designed to appear during the Battle of Kashyyyk alongside Jedi Grand MasterYoda. Initially, Neyo's digital model was to be a commander of an HAVw A6 Juggernaut, and during the Order 66 scene, he was to order his tank to open fire on the tree-top command center above the battlefield that housed Yoda. This scene was cut, and the digital model was reassigned to a biker clone commander who carried out the execution of Stass Allie on Saleucami. Originally, the Saleucami clone was to be named "Faie"—after Art Department Supervisor Fay David—but the use of the Neyo model changed that commander's name. The Faie model was never used in the film, but did later appear in the comic story arc, Star Wars: Republic: Hidden Enemy.[1]Dave Filoni, the Series Supervising Director for the Star Wars: The Clone Wars television series, based Clone Commander CC-3636's new helmet visor on Neyo's helmet from Episode III, for the episode "Mercy Mission," the fifth episode of the series' fourth season.[23] Although not used in the episode "Secret Weapons," Neyo's face was given a design, which featured him sporting a tattoo of his clone designation in Aurebesh, on his left cheek.[24] That facial design was incorporated into Neyo's action figure as part of a December2013 wave of Hasbro's Star Wars: The Black Series collection.[2]